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Comment by Spad posted on FS - K20d IR 720nm at 30/12/2025 - 12:24
This is my ny much loved K20d IR Camera. It is at 720nm.
I have thought long and hard about letting this go! Since I am selling all my lenses, I'll no use for it....
For me this is the best way to take B&W images. I will miss this camera.
It's in really good condition apart ftom couple of very slight issues. The release for the card slot can be a bit hut and miss. Then a oart of the rubber grip is coming away, just near the SD card slot.
Shutter count is 22790.
It comes with an original Pentax battery grip, 16gb Sandisk SD card, 5 batteries including 1 genuine one, 2 x chargers, plus a K20 box.
I would like £215 inc RM SD, but I am open to offers.
I have thought long and hard about letting this go! Since I am selling all my lenses, I'll no use for it....
For me this is the best way to take B&W images. I will miss this camera.
It's in really good condition apart ftom couple of very slight issues. The release for the card slot can be a bit hut and miss. Then a oart of the rubber grip is coming away, just near the SD card slot.
Shutter count is 22790.
It comes with an original Pentax battery grip, 16gb Sandisk SD card, 5 batteries including 1 genuine one, 2 x chargers, plus a K20 box.
I would like £215 inc RM SD, but I am open to offers.
Comment by Spad posted on FS - K20d IR 720nm at 29/12/2025 - 21:24
Pentax 50-135 & Sigma 20 sold
Comment by Spad posted on End of an Era... The sale begins! at 29/12/2025 - 21:08
Sigma 150-500 is now sold.
Comment by Spad posted on End of an Era... The sale begins! at 29/12/2025 - 19:19
Hi guys,
This is an utter end of an era for me, here we go - my lenses for sale.
I am also open to offers!
Optics on this lot are clear and coatings are fine, but some may have a few specks of dust in them. They also all come with UV filters.
All prices inc RM SD
Sigma APO 150–500mm F5–6.3 DG OS HSM - £255
I have owned this lens from new and it has served me well. It is well used becuase it has been to nearly every race track in the UK as well as Jarama, Brno, Nurburgring, Magny-Cours, Nogaro, Le Mans, Dijon, and a few others I can't remember in Europe! It has never let me down, well except when it went in for repair to have the HSM repaired. It has worked flawlessly since then. This lens has seen an awful lot of motorsport! The zoom will creep if you keep it pointed up. Apart from a few specks the optics are fantastic for it's age (its almost 20 years old!! It also comes with a padded case, box, a Rollei 86mm Astroklar Light Pollution filter. Note - the lens hood has a crack in it. So I decided to stick some PC flying controller stickers on it - see images!
SIgma 10–20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM - £125
This is probably my favourite lens, and boy am I gonna miss it! All the star trail images you have seen that I have shot, were taken with this lens. Plus a lot of others too! For getting close in for interior or exterior of buildings, or other large structures, trees and other stuff without the distortion of a fisheye. This is the lens for it.
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL RF - £125
Another great lens that I love. This one has taken many images in my gallery, especially in IR! This is a good version of it.
SMC Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM - £205
A recent acquisation for me, and one I enjoyed using for a brief period of time. I found that this lens is a lot better than all the reviews and users have claimed. The results showed in some of the images I took and posted on here! The USM is working fine on it too!
SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM - £205
Even tho I have only had this lens for a short time, I have to come to love it. It's great for being subjective... It works fine and optically it is brilliant. It has also been converted to a screw AF by HarisF1, as I bought with a none functioning SDM but the optics make up for it.
Sigma EX DG Macro 50mm F2.8 - £75
The 105's little brother... I never really played with it for macro but what I did shoot with it, was wow!! It is also brilliant as a 50mm.
This is an utter end of an era for me, here we go - my lenses for sale.
I am also open to offers!
Optics on this lot are clear and coatings are fine, but some may have a few specks of dust in them. They also all come with UV filters.
All prices inc RM SD
Sigma APO 150–500mm F5–6.3 DG OS HSM - £255
I have owned this lens from new and it has served me well. It is well used becuase it has been to nearly every race track in the UK as well as Jarama, Brno, Nurburgring, Magny-Cours, Nogaro, Le Mans, Dijon, and a few others I can't remember in Europe! It has never let me down, well except when it went in for repair to have the HSM repaired. It has worked flawlessly since then. This lens has seen an awful lot of motorsport! The zoom will creep if you keep it pointed up. Apart from a few specks the optics are fantastic for it's age (its almost 20 years old!! It also comes with a padded case, box, a Rollei 86mm Astroklar Light Pollution filter. Note - the lens hood has a crack in it. So I decided to stick some PC flying controller stickers on it - see images!
SIgma 10–20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM - £125
This is probably my favourite lens, and boy am I gonna miss it! All the star trail images you have seen that I have shot, were taken with this lens. Plus a lot of others too! For getting close in for interior or exterior of buildings, or other large structures, trees and other stuff without the distortion of a fisheye. This is the lens for it.
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL RF - £125
Another great lens that I love. This one has taken many images in my gallery, especially in IR! This is a good version of it.
SMC Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM - £205
A recent acquisation for me, and one I enjoyed using for a brief period of time. I found that this lens is a lot better than all the reviews and users have claimed. The results showed in some of the images I took and posted on here! The USM is working fine on it too!
SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM - £205
Even tho I have only had this lens for a short time, I have to come to love it. It's great for being subjective... It works fine and optically it is brilliant. It has also been converted to a screw AF by HarisF1, as I bought with a none functioning SDM but the optics make up for it.
Sigma EX DG Macro 50mm F2.8 - £75
The 105's little brother... I never really played with it for macro but what I did shoot with it, was wow!! It is also brilliant as a 50mm.
Comment by Spad posted on End of an Era... The sale begins! at 28/12/2025 - 18:59
Whatever stealth technology you were using to get that close....
Can I borrow it????
Can I borrow it????
Comment by Spad posted on Why use a proper camera when you can do this with an iPhone at 27/12/2025 - 12:02
richardrhodopsin wrote:
Hopefully my K-3 mkIII will allow me to capture images like this!
Easily..... but you will have get used to the AF. Pentax are not renowned for their AF in action photography. I spent 15 years shooting motorsport with k20d's, K5's & K3's. With practice you'll learn all the little foibles and work round them!
Hopefully my K-3 mkIII will allow me to capture images like this!
Comment by Spad posted on Former Canon EOS 1DX and 1D mk IV user at 24/12/2025 - 03:41
loadoftripe wrote:
You should make that picture into a Xmas card and sell it, would sell like hot cakes merry xmas spad.
Thank you!!! You should make that picture into a Xmas card and sell it, would sell like hot cakes merry xmas spad.
Comment by Spad posted on My last Pentax DSLR Project at 23/12/2025 - 21:33
Thank you!!! That has made me smile
Comment by Spad posted on My last Pentax DSLR Project at 23/12/2025 - 19:30
lesjacksons wrote:
Smegging is to good a word to use on Xmas!!! loadoftripe wrote:
You should make that picture into a Xmas card and sell it, would sell like hot cakes merry xmas spad.
Shouldn't that be merry Smegging xmas ?You should make that picture into a Xmas card and sell it, would sell like hot cakes merry xmas spad.
Comment by Spad posted on My last Pentax DSLR Project at 23/12/2025 - 18:27
One other issue i forgot to mention about the camera. The internal battery is dead. You have to keep inputting the date when you leave it for a while, but weirdly it keeps all the settings!